February 10
In 1943, Walt Disney authorizes the use of Fifinella as WASP mascot. (pg. 96 OFA) WASP Doris J. Elkington Hamaker is born in 1921
February 9
WASP Marjorie T. Popell Sizemore 43-5 is born in 1914 WASP Helen Jane Trigg Luts 43-8 is born in 1921 at Tallahassee, FL
February 8
WASP Elizabeth Mitchell Bane 43-4 is born in 1915 WASP Peggy Martin is born in 1912
February 7
In 1943 Second Women’s Flying Training Detachment at Sweetwater is approved. WASP Jean Hanmer Pearson 43-3 is born in 1915
1944 & HR 4219 – The Legislation to Militarize the WASP (Part I)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was a country at war on two fronts, in both the European and Pacific Theater of Operations. In its aftermath, with the America’s direct involvement in the allied war effort, the U.S. built up both its military and airpower presence overseas.
January 3
WASP Florence E. Lawler Roberson 43-2 is born in 1916
The WASP & the Buzz on Drones…and a war worker named Norma Jean Dougherty
A big topic in the news these days is about the use of drones, otherwise known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). A drone is a small or medium aircraft without […]
December 25
Happy Holidays from your family at the National WASP WWII Museum! WASP Joyce E. Sherwood Secciani, 43-3, is born in 1921
December 21
WAFS Barbara Towne Fasken, is born in 1916 WASP Margaret C. Harper Watson, 44-1, is born in 1919 WASP Ann M. Brothers Frink, 44-3, is born in 1915 WASP Beverly […]
December 20
In 1944, the WASP program was deactivated. WASP Julie E. Ledbetter, 43-5, is born in 1921 WASP Julie E. Ledbetter, 43-5, is born in 1921